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A review by musingswithmiranda
The Project by Courtney Summers
3.0
Honestly this book was a cover buy for me as soon as I saw the Barnes and Noble exclusive edition. I have been meaning to pick it up, so I am glad that my friend Abbey and I decided to buddy read it together.
Courtney Summers has a very solid writing style. It was very easy to get into. This definitely helped with pacing too because it made me feel like I could read more in one sitting even though some parts were very slow.
I really liked how the narrative was set up between the two sisters, Lo and Bea. The structure was interesting because it provided a look at the past and present between the two of them. I love when stories have a dual perspective like this. It adds such a fun and cool dynamic to the story.
Some parts of this book were definitely stronger than others. I enjoyed the mystery aspect of figuring out the past and what was going on with The Unity Project, but I also got really annoyed for a good portion of the story. There was quite a bit of back and forth with characters doing things that did not really feel like it fit their development. It mostly made me feel frustrated and confused when it seemed to come out of nowhere. There were some twists with this that I did enjoy though.
I am hoping to check out Sadie soon because I have heard that it is such an incredible book and that people have preferred it to this one as well.
*Content warning: suicide, parental abuse, child abuse, car crash, parental death, grooming, abuse and torture, cults, manipulation*
Courtney Summers has a very solid writing style. It was very easy to get into. This definitely helped with pacing too because it made me feel like I could read more in one sitting even though some parts were very slow.
I really liked how the narrative was set up between the two sisters, Lo and Bea. The structure was interesting because it provided a look at the past and present between the two of them. I love when stories have a dual perspective like this. It adds such a fun and cool dynamic to the story.
Some parts of this book were definitely stronger than others. I enjoyed the mystery aspect of figuring out the past and what was going on with The Unity Project, but I also got really annoyed for a good portion of the story. There was quite a bit of back and forth with characters doing things that did not really feel like it fit their development. It mostly made me feel frustrated and confused when it seemed to come out of nowhere. There were some twists with this that I did enjoy though.
I am hoping to check out Sadie soon because I have heard that it is such an incredible book and that people have preferred it to this one as well.
*Content warning: suicide, parental abuse, child abuse, car crash, parental death, grooming, abuse and torture, cults, manipulation*